FRESNO, CA – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) has chosen Dr. Tania Pacheco-Werner, co-director of the Central Valley Health Policy Institute at Fresno State, as Woman of the Year for the 31st Assembly District.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) last week introduced Assembly Bill 1900 to give seniors, disabled people, and low-income families covered by Medi-Cal a more equitable method to access care. This will relieve the hardship of forcing these people to choose either paying for health care costs or nonmedical expenses, such as food and rent.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) has introduced Assembly Bill 2030 to establish a County of Fresno Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw the boundary lines for Fresno County Supervisorial districts.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) has introduced Assembly Bill 1995 to eliminate Medi-Cal premiums charged to pregnant women, children, and people with disabilities. The measure would remove barriers that can disrupt vital health care services because of inability to pay.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) has introduced Assembly Bill 1820 to establish a Labor Trafficking Unit that will investigate and prosecute perpetrators who force or coerce vulnerable people into jobs with little or no pay, often under poor and unsafe working conditions.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) today praised Governor Newsom for including the expansion of access to full scope Medi-Cal to income-eligible adults ages 26 to 49, regardless ofimmigration status, in his proposed State budget for 2022-23.
When Assemblymember Joaquín Arámbula took the podium to accept the 2021 Ohtlí Award at the Consulate of México on Nov. 12, he talked about the injustices he saw firsthand as an emergency room doctor in Selma and how those experiences shaped the work he does at the state level for the community he now represents.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom on October 9 signed Assembly Bill 347, authored by
Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno). AB 347 will reduce delays to ensure patients have access to medical treatment. The bill – which will go into effect on January 1, 2022 – will help hundreds of thousands of patients, especially those with chronic conditions.
FRESNO, CA – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) on Thursday, October 7, will hold a press conference with City of Fresno leaders to focus on the need for affordable housing in the Fresno region and throughout California.
Other speakers will include Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno Councilmember Miguel Arias, and members of the State Assembly.